malicious
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Patel is seeking $250 million in damages after alleging an article from last week was malicious and inaccurate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic on Monday, claiming the magazine’s recent exposé on his time as agency director was a malicious “hit piece.”
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
From 15 June the tactic will be deemed a "malicious practice", meaning sites which continue to adopt it may be down-ranked or even removed from Google Search results.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Meyers saw embedding a tiny AI model directly into malicious code infecting networks as a natural tactic to be explored by hackers.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“So is Severus Snape, though he does not know it,” said Griphook, and the two goblins roared with malicious laughter.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing malicious
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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